On Monday, March 27, YPG members convened at Penguin Random House for an intimate Brown Bag Lunch conversation around the ever-important issue of inclusivity in publishing. Sharon Watson, copyright assistant at Penguin Young Readers Group, moderated a discussion with Lynn Melnick and Camille Rankine, who are VIDA executive board members and published authors. VIDA...
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Calling all children’s and YA agents and editors! Whether you’re looking to make your first acquisition or sale, or moving on to your fifth, you won’t want to miss this editor/agent networking happy hour! Join YPG and the AAR (Association of Authors’ Representatives) on Tuesday, April 11th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Green Room...
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What do we mean when we speak of inclusivity in publishing? From We Need Diverse Books to #StandwithGavin to the Women’s March, scores of American citizens are working hard to have their place in society recognized and represented. For young publishing professionals, this meeting is an opportunity to learn how to make our content...
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Have you ever wondered if you were investing in your 401k correctly? Or what it means to diversify your assets? Surviving New York on a publishing salary is difficult, but we can help make it a little less so! Join us at 6:00pm on Wednesday, February 22nd at HarperCollins Publishers (195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007, Gotham conference room) as...
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Volunteer with Project Cicero and help put books straight into the hands of New York City teachers and librarians! Project Cicero is a fantastic organization that, to date, has placed two million books into more than 11,000 classrooms and school libraries reaching over 500,000 children in under-resourced schools in New York City. Volunteers can help out...
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Join YPG Writers for our signature write-in and flash workshop. As always, we’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. If interested in being critiqued, emailYPGwriters@gmail.com with a 1,000-1,500 word submission that you’d like feedback on. We’ll email your...
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Looking for your perfect match in 2017? Well, lucky for you, Little Big Mouth is playing Cupid and setting you up with your next literary love. We have a whole new batch of books and galleys to distribute to YPG members the entire year through—for free! But before we can pass the pages to...
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Are you secretly still not sure about the difference between an ARC and a galley? Do you cringe at the thought of someone asking you what a kit mailing entails? Are you curious about how a sales call actually works, but too afraid to ask? Have no fear—Dear YPG is here! Like your older...
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Join your fellow YPG logophiles, linguists, and armchair lexicographers on Monday, February 27th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Gray Mare (61 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003) for YPG’s first-ever Vocabulary Bee. Grab a beer, bring a friend, and channel your inner Noah Webster as we battle it out to see who will be crowned the biggest word nerd...
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We know you have a story in your portfolio that’s been gathering dust. Sure, you’ve thought about submitting it to this journal or that magazine, but some excuse came up and you eventually forgot about it. It’s time to send your writing out into the world. Join other writers as we polish our cover letters and...
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